Greek Chickpea Soup - Soupa Revithia

Total Time: 14 hrs Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dried garbanzo beans
• 2 tablespoons baking soda
• 6 cups water
• 3 onions, finely chopped
• 1 pinch dried dill
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 small lemons

Recipe

• 1 soak chickpeas overnight in 6 cups water.
• 2 drain and rub with baking soda. let sit 10 min and then rub off skins and rinse well.
• 3 place chickpeas in 4 qt pot with 6 cups water. bring to boil. remove froth.
• 4 reduce heat to low. add onions and dill. if you have fresh dill, use 1 tbsp.
• 5 simmer 2 hours or until tender.
• 6 add salt, pepper and olive oil.
• 7 serve with lemon wedges or you can squeeze juice of lemons into soup before serving.